3 Best Beginner Cajon Exercises

[@rosslmccallum]

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” - Earl Nightingale "Bass Bass Snare Snare" - Space hits evenly - Let the drum resonate - Balance the power of each hit "Quick Attack" - Move hands smoothly up and down - Control soft and loud dynamics - Build speed and accuracy "Moving Accent 16ths" - Count and feel subdivisions - Develop reflexes for quick changes - Get familiar with every space in "the grid"

[@rosslmccallum]

We now have a forum! Invite link - discord.gg/cpmsA6k 0:33 - "Bass Bass Snare Snare" - Most basic cajon rhythm 1:52 - "Quick Attack" - How to get faster on cajon 3:15 - This is a workout - Put this in your daily cajon practice 4:03 - My warmup today - Here's an exercise at 160bpm 5:00 - "Moving 16th Accents" - Important rhythmic warmup

[@CajonMaster]

Nice one! I like the visual metronome, well done!

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks again mate!!!

[@brandonfong6769]

Ross, your approach is so genuine and authentic. Thank you for your lessons

[@rosslmccallum]

I appreciate that! Glad you like my lessons.

[@rosslmccallum]

Hey thanks for watching! 😁 There’s now a 260 page eBook that goes with the Cajon Method 1.1 course. It's full of easy-to-read notation, practice tips and more. If you're interested, please consider joining the class. kzbin.infojoin Thank you! ❤

[@josiedanielsmindmovement3399]

Hey Ross ... what level membership do we have to have to get access to the e-book? I keep following the links but I really can't see where I'm supposed to go. Guess 'party' is too low?

[@rosslmccallum]

@@josiedanielsmindmovement3399 I’m sorry about the confusion, it’s the Class level that gives you access. A while after starting memberships, KZbin pushed channels into having multiple levels. It’s a bit more confusing so I might simplify back to just one. Sorry for the bad onboarding!

[@josiedanielsmindmovement3399]

OK I get you. No worries!

[@rosslmccallum]

@@josiedanielsmindmovement3399 I appreciate it!! Let me know any time you have questions. I’m here :-)

[@mr.chelsea_1116]

man you're a goat. Thanks for this unbelievable playlist!!

[@rosslmccallum]

I’ll keep doing my best. Thanks for the kind words!

[@ajitnair2555]

Nice one! Will be using this as one of my self-tutoring videos to learn to play the Cajon!

[@rosslmccallum]

Awesome. I still use these as my daily warmups.

[@katiemt94]

Your videos have been so helpful brother, and always entertaining ! Thank you

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy to help!

[@lenkakrivankova]

Thank you for a great tutorial! I love the dot system!

[@rosslmccallum]

Glad I could help!

[@pbflynn3098]

Not sure I understand the dots? I thought the solid white was bass, but…?

[@BinJojoBin]

thank you Ross, it has been so helpful

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy I could help!

[@username5606]

Thank you for the lesson .) This metronome looks cool

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks!!

[@Kljopa]

Awesome, i will try these out. I got into learning again and i really like the recent 16bar breakbeat and this fundamentals will go along well hopefully i stick to them. Thank you for all the great videos.

[@rosslmccallum]

Excellent to hear that!! Nice work putting in the effort to improve.

[@andreamccallum2472]

Really enjoyed the addition of the music accompaniment.

[@rosslmccallum]

On the newest video? Thanks heaps! Lots of work but very worthwhile I think.

[@Aviralv]

It's a wonderful video. I got myself a Cajon on a whim and I am loving it. I've been at it just about every day for the last couple of months and your videos, in general, have been very helpful. Thanks for all the work that you've put in. On that note, it would be wonderful to have these exercises on the groove scribe app or in a way that makes playing these back and forth much more accessible.

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks for watching. Great news you're enjoying your cajon! Maybe the easiest thing would be to record yoursellf playing them successfully once and then listen back and keep trying to improve upon your current best. Try that and see what you think!

[@albertlopez2237]

Thank you so much for the green and white dots

[@rosslmccallum]

Hope the visual and audio combined nicely for you to make the exercise easy to absorb. Thanks!

[@albertlopez2237]

Would love for you to list some poplar songs that these warm up would work with.

[@rosslmccallum]

@@albertlopez2237 hmm, for me, these are just so that my hands aren’t cold and stiff before playing a live show or doing recording. So, it’s usually just a metronome or the tapping of my foot that they go along with.

[@andreatramontano9351]

Ross, you are such a great teacher! Your videos are the clearest around and are so helpful. Thank you!! There is one thing I don't understand in the third exercise, that is you seem not to be playing the bass tone unlike the other exercises, but the white dots are shown anyway. Could you explain me that, please? Thanks a lot!

[@rosslmccallum]

Andrea Tramontano hey thanks! Glad you found the video useful :-) the dots aren’t really sheet music or notation so the dots are kind of just a time guide but not more. It’s an app called “impulse” if you’re curious.

[@rosslmccallum]

I also have a video about how to read sheet music which could be interesting. It’s long but has chapter markers so it’s easy to watch in bits. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2OQmqloYt2Mi5I

[@lokeshdandagavhal9748]

Thank you for videos ❤❤

[@rosslmccallum]

Glad you like them!

[@uravaavoom2972]

Amazing lessons thanks man

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks 🙏 I’m glad you’re liking them!

[@Adrian-dl9nb]

Awesome video! Finally I sat down to do the exercises.

[@giegiegarcia6147]

thank you sir, i will try this

[@rosslmccallum]

You’re welcome. Good luck!

[@reyaanshdeujaoffical5005]

Exactly what i was looking for 😂🎉

[@rosslmccallum]

I hope you like these exercises. They are some of my favorites.

[@richneilpizon3183]

Very nice exercise

[@rosslmccallum]

Rich neil Pizon glad you enjoyed!!!

[@richneilpizon3183]

@@rosslmccallum thanks for your share your tiknik. 👍

[@harshkhurana6460]

Thanks Ross! Started following you recently and learning so much :)

[@rosslmccallum]

Great to have you in the community!

[@hk_lsy7465]

Good cajon exercise all times!

[@rosslmccallum]

LSY쥬란 I hope you get lots of use out of them!

[@NuevoTangoMK]

Amazing!! Thank you for this !

[@rosslmccallum]

My pleasure!

[@emmanuelsilagan]

Wow! This is really useful!

[@rosslmccallum]

I hope you get a lot of good practice out of it :-)

[@emmanuelsilagan]

@@rosslmccallum yes indeed! Revisited my cajon skills since we're starting to plant a small church here in PH which is limited to small band setup. This is really helpful especially I came from playing drums :)

[@rosslmccallum]

@@emmanuelsilagan that sounds great. Enjoy!

[@shedroids]

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy to help!

[@nikhleshbhawsar7968]

This way is awesome for teaching cajon thank you so much pls make videos like this video

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks so much! Happy to help more and more if I can.

[@janssensantelices6773]

I love it 😭😍 Thank you

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy to help!

[@midnightdarkchocolate]

Just came from Paris’s stream. Your cajon skills are admirable

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks heaps!! Really happy you came to check out my channel.

[@ameiwalim783]

Perfect Sir.... really helpful

[@rosslmccallum]

Glad you liked it!

[@ItsKYRO13]

Hi Ross, for "quick attack" can you please tell me what each of the three different symbols on the visual metronome indicate? I have completed your first video in beginner playlist so i only know of two hits, bass and snare. Thank you.

[@rosslmccallum]

Ahh the different colours just make different sounds on that metronome I was using. It’s just bass and snare. I just wanted the metronome to play different sounds but it’s not at all necessary.

[@jeenavarghese6048]

Thankyou Ross McCallum

[@rosslmccallum]

You're welcome!

[@r2Gt06]

Ross, this is so simple and lovely, and your heartwarming approach is something I would love to see more of! Thanks for teaching! Subscribing STAT!

[@rosslmccallum]

Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if you ever have questions 😀

[@tubular167]

Nice again Ross..the accent shifting is extremely important and will make progress better if practiced enough..you explain it very well..should also be practiced very slow..40 BPM..as there is more room for error at low speed.being good at low speed will make faster tempos far tighter..just some advice for beginners that will help..I know you have discussed this already..it's so important..great video Ross 😁

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks friend!! Yes that's excellent advice. Room for error = room to improve.

[@chelblr6430]

The green dots are snare and white are bass is it? Which would be bass and tone on my djembe? I like it in words over the dots.

[@rosslmccallum]

Actually I used a metronome app called Impulse to make it. Bass would be the same as you see here 😄

[@celri89]

Pls make more video about daily exercises, Ross

[@rosslmccallum]

Good idea. Thanks 🙏

[@boydyaguar5603]

"Nice ill follow that shout out plz".

[@mintudb5406]

Thanks ross,one confusion is yellow meant for snare and white dot for bass.

[@rosslmccallum]

Good feedback. The visuals don't really make it clear what's what. The thing about those dots is they just came from the metronome I was using. The metronome's high beeping sound was yellow and the low beeping sound white. So the sounds matched nicely with the exercises but it was just the sounds.

[@robertryder1097]

Great workout suggestions. I like the visual metronome a lot. Notation question - it appeared on the third workout you were playing snare notes rather than bass notes where there were white dots on the metronome. In the previous exercises, it appeared that yellow = snare and white = bass. Did I misunderstand the notation? Anyway, thanks for yet another excellent lesson!!!

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks for watching and asking this question. Because of the basic metronome settings I had I just wanted to make yellow snare as it was the highest sound, solid white bass as it made the next loudest sound but not as high. Finally there are hollow white circles which i just wanted to represent ghost notes but didn't have any other options left to distinguish bass and snare so just used it for both. Actually the point of the metronome in this video is really not about notating what's been played but just mark time in more detail than a usual metronome. I hope that makes sense! Thanks again!

[@rosslmccallum]

Oh yes I see now!! I just wanted to make the metronome make a nice strong click on each beat even while accenting the notes to be hit in the exercise. As long as you follow what my hands were doing then that's the main thing.

[@MattRappaport]

Do you also play the bongo cajon? If so could you please do a video or two on that?

[@rosslmccallum]

Oh yeah I'll give that a try soon! I have a recent video where I trade solos between a standard cajon and a "slaptop" cajon which is pretty similar I think. Not a lesson but a fun way to see how it sounds in a jam session.

[@MattRappaport]

@@rosslmccallum yay! That would be awesome! 😃 Thanks!

[@fooddecor2066]

thank you so much

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy to help!

[@kingstonkennady6229]

Nice bro.can I know how we can 6 side beat in the cajon box

[@rosslmccallum]

kingston kennady cheers!! Not quite sure what a six side beat is. Can you give me an example?

[@kingstonkennady6229]

@@rosslmccallum which we play in drums

[@rosslmccallum]

kingston kennady not sure what the rhythm is sorry.

[@darioxricci]

Great! What is the app youre using as metronome?

[@rosslmccallum]

That one was called “Impulse”. Thanks!

[@pakins05]

Jesus its useful now I can know some basic

[@rosslmccallum]

I felt that girl has caused me with a disease. Very useful exercises for the rest of your cajon journey.

[@almeidareis]

Thanks for the tips...any tip on how long would be good to practice? Daily or weekly?

[@rosslmccallum]

Try for 2 hours a day! That’s a lot but would be awesome for improving skills.

[@almeidareis]

@@rosslmccallum thank you 🙏 and love the channel btw

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks! Let me know any time you have other questions 😀

[@lucasinicco275]

Thanks bro.

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks again 😉

[@nestorperez1860]

CUAL SERIA LA DIFErENCIA ENTRE LA LUZ AMARILLA ´´snare y el circulo con blanco sin relleno

[@rosslmccallum]

Exercise 1: White circles - Snare accents Yellow circles - Bass accents Exercise 2: Empty circles - Ghost notes White circles - Snare accents Yellow circles - Bass accents Exercise 3: Empty circles - Ghost notes White circles - Snare accents Yellow circles - Heavy snare accents I just used the metronome app's different sounds to help separate the parts of the rhythm. I hope that helps!

[@rosslmccallum]

Ejercicio 1: Círculos blancos - Acentos de caja Círculos amarillos - Acentos bajos Ejercicio 2: Círculos vacíos - Notas fantasma Círculos blancos - Acentos de caja Círculos amarillos - Acentos bajos Ejercicio 3: Círculos vacíos - Notas fantasma Círculos blancos - Acentos de caja Círculos amarillos: fuertes acentos de caja Acabo de utilizar los diferentes sonidos de la aplicación de metrónomo para ayudar a separar las partes del ritmo. ¡Espero que eso ayude!

[@rogersharma4613]

Very nicely explained. Thank you 🙏. May I know what kind of metronome is this?

[@rosslmccallum]

Roger Sharma thanks! It is the app “Impulse”

[@lucasinicco275]

Thanks bro

[@rosslmccallum]

Always happy to be putting out new stuff for everyone! Thanks for being here 🙂

[@lifeofchelo]

Excelent video! Hey do you have something on flamenco style?

[@rosslmccallum]

I still don't have a video on that myself actually but let me share one that taught me everything I know about flamenco so far kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHWaZKWdidSKo9E

[@sullinsshoots]

Awesome videos! I have just found the Cajon at 34 and i am really enjoying the guides here. I had a question, do you see any benefit in the Moving 16th with just hitting the slap tones only and not the "ghosts" just yet. I have had my cajon for a few days and i am not grasping the ghost hits just yet. The Quick attack exercise is of course helping with that but do you see any issue with just getting the timing of the moving 16ths first then moving to the full exercise? I appreciate the help so far!

[@rosslmccallum]

Always makes sense to simplify things and then build them up later if needed. So glad you’re getting into the community and learning with us. I would maybe switch over to learning some other grooves now and ghost notes will make more sense there than these exercises.

[@sullinsshoots]

@@rosslmccallum sounds great. I have only really put in an hour or so total. I am just starting the journey, I have watched some of the groove videos and I am getting the hang of them for sure! Appreciate the content.

[@rosslmccallum]

@@sullinsshoots Great! I'm always just a comment away when you need help so please don't hesitate to ask!

[@quirkyvanlifephilippines]

hi, love your video, where do i get the counter so i can also practice the counting, thank you

[@rosslmccallum]

I’m using a metronome called “Impulse” but just about any metronome should be able to give you the 16th note (1e&a2e&a....) count that you need.

[@quirkyvanlifephilippines]

@@rosslmccallum thank you very much!

[@rosslmccallum]

QuirkyVanLife any time!

[@musicallyuntrained1364]

*wow ross dear big bro* _I want to share something to you_ *log time ago I make this type of same lessons on my notebook think that I also avail to tech someone* *but I am depressed and hopeless 😢 then I just backoff and put just put them on my drawer and now they are just notes* *but now I am shocked YOU are a professional player and you just put them high* i am impressed Love you always love your works.. I will sent you the notes on Twitter dear.. love your works.. sorry for my poor English. I apologize please don't mind about my words

[@rosslmccallum]

It's good that you too have been thinking about sharing knowledge with other people! It's all one big team effort for everyone to get to enjoy music.

[@musicallyuntrained1364]

thanks sweetheart

[@sajjadmojabi7476]

Hi ross plz name one of the best metronome application for do this

[@rosslmccallum]

The metronome I used in this video was called “impulse”. I also like one called “click”. But a physical metronome is still the best for total concentration since you can practice without distractions on your phone haha

[@rahulappu3245]

Thank you sir Sir where that click sound is coming is there any device plz suggest sir

[@rosslmccallum]

Using an app on my iPhone called "impulse". Any "metronome" will make a click sound to practice with.

[@rahulappu3245]

@@rosslmccallum thank u sir for Ur reply

[@rosslmccallum]

Any time mate!!

[@rahulappu3245]

@@rosslmccallum awesome 👍👍

[@rahulappu3245]

Is impulse is there in Android PlayStore

[@MrDiegoazevedo1986]

do you have any videos teaching rullo. thank you

[@rosslmccallum]

I don’t think so. Is that the name of a rhythm?

[@chelblr6430]

If you look at the videos by Paul Jennings 30 days to better hand drumming he plays both cajon and djembe easy patterns to build muscle memory. I'd like structured lessons too like this video but explaining how it works

[@rosslmccallum]

KZbin is always an art of balancing time and information. Thanks again for more suggestions and ideas!

[@MdRayhan-br2ke]

awesome ♥

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks so much!

[@leqthach]

Hi ross, i'm a very beginner at this, so i wonder is there any tutorial about setting metronome (and more) like this video in your course? i do not know anything about cajon so do i need to practice this first or i should jump immediately to your online course?

[@rosslmccallum]

Hey Le, actually I was using a new metronome that’s more feature packed than we really need at this stage so don’t worry at all about that. To start playing grooves, any simple click to keep time is enough. Feel free to jump in and ask me whenever you need more help. I’m always here :-)

[@leqthach]

@@rosslmccallum tks for your quick reply. I just registered to your course as class's member, can you advise me where i should start first? i'm seriously learning cajon but i dont know something like how much time i should spend a day for practice this "workout", how much for practice grooves, etc. something like schedule for beginner ^^

[@rosslmccallum]

@@leqthach oh amazing! Welcome! The order on my channel page is the road I recommend. Have you been able to download the PDFs yet? Somewhere between 30 minutes and 2 hours would be good depending on how much free time you have each day.

[@leqthach]

@@rosslmccallum yes, i can access to the PDFs, now i see the instruction. Thanks for your advice! i will try my best and send you some results soon my teacher :-)

[@rosslmccallum]

@@leqthach have a great first practice session as a member :-)

[@rocknrollmania5242]

Is the bass bass snare snare exercise quarter notes?thanks

[@rosslmccallum]

In this video I’m playing 8th notes so I counted “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &” “bass bass snare snare bass bass snare snare” to make one bar. Then I looped that :) any other questions just let me know!

[@rocknrollmania5242]

@@rosslmccallum okay thanks

[@anthonykim6582]

Ross I cant thank you enough for this ;))

[@rosslmccallum]

Happy to help!!! Making videos like this is what I was meant to do haha 😉

[@gurudevilangovan]

Hey Ross, I'm getting a new casela Cajon online and struggling to decide between your dark and light cajons. Are there differences in how they sound? I'd really appreciate your opinion! :)

[@rosslmccallum]

Hey Gurudev, I was lucky enough to play both and can tell you the main difference. The big difference is that the dark nut has a thicker playing surface which makes it more of a tighter crispy sound. The satin nut (light) cajon is thinner so there's more of a fat low sound. The satin nut cajon with an extra snare block on the inside makes it suuupeeer lively. I love that. The dark nut is so crispy, it really suits playing a pop or funky song. I hope that helps you out!

[@rosslmccallum]

Also, NICE NEW MEMBERS BADGE!!! Welcome to the family :-)

[@mridhagroup6649]

Nice bro

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks mate!

[@shikshaksho]

In the 2nd exercise, the open dots are not bass? something lighter? Where should they be played? above or in the center? do they have a name?

[@rosslmccallum]

The dots were just what the metronome app I was using produced for different beep sounds. Just watch my hands and listen to the cajon.

[@shikshaksho]

@@rosslmccallum ok, there are no accents in 2nd exercise, right? just bass and snare

[@rosslmccallum]

@@shikshaksho the second exercise has snare accents. I’ll write it out best I can. Beat 1: SNARE SNARE BASS BASS Beat 2: SNARE SNARE BASS BASS Beat 3: snare snare snare snare beat 4: snare snare snare snare Beat 1: BASS BASS SNARE SNARE Beat 2: BASS BASS SNARE SNARE Beat 3: bass bass bass bass Beat 4: bass bass bass bass The capitalized SNARE/BASS are the accents. The lowercase snare/bass are ghosts or soft hits.

[@shikshaksho]

@@rosslmccallum ok got it now, thanks alot , the ghosts are played at same place as bass as snare just lightly, correct?

[@rosslmccallum]

@@shikshaksho yeah you got it!

[@sohambaul90]

Hiii Ross please share the metronome setting

[@rosslmccallum]

Check out an app called “Impulse”

[@natalieford4663]

What's your favorite Cajon for a beginner? We need one for our group. We do a large variety of music! ♪

[@rosslmccallum]

Natalie Ford I have been a Sela cajon endorser for maybe 7 years now. Super durable cajons. Sound good too :-) check our maybe the “Sela Varios”. I hope I can help if you ever have cajon questions.

[@hasantekin7823]

I'm confused about the meaning if yellow and white dots. In the first and second practices, you use white for bass and yellow for snare. But on the third one, you use it differently. It seems like it depends on the beat like 2/4, 4/4 etc but it's a bit confusing for me. Thanks for the great exercises!

[@rosslmccallum]

I’m glad you liked the exercises! Apologies for the inconsistent visuals. The visuals don't really make it clear what's what. The thing about those dots is they just came from the metronome I was using. The metronome's high beeping sound was yellow and the low beeping sound white. So the sounds matched nicely with the exercises but it wasn’t really the best system for reading.

[@michaelvillar2491]

Hey Ross I'm still watching your basic guide line hehehe thanks you.

[@houseofdyer]

Brilliant video, sir. Thanks! How do you feel about Cajon pedals? I’m coming from a kit and really struggling getting a good groove so a) starting here with the basics and b) using a pedal in the interim. Am I hurting my Cajon future?

[@rosslmccallum]

Dave Dyer thanks! Hmmm hurting the future sounds a bit extreme but surely the beauty of the cajon comes from fluid hand movement in my opinion. It’s probably worth investing in your hands more than your feet with this instrument. Good luck with whatever you go with!

[@RahulDilarepercussionist]

Thank you sir being there for us 🤘🙏😊

[@rosslmccallum]

Musicians for musicians and artists for artists! Let's all support each other.

[@RahulDilarepercussionist]

@@rosslmccallum definitely sir 🙂

[@richardkramer1542]

I'm a bit puzzled. From 1:54 the 3rd and 4th rows are open dots and you play them as silent notes at the top of the cajon. But the the 7th and 8th rows are also open dots and you play them as a bass!! A bit confusing for me!!

[@rosslmccallum]

I see!! The dots are actually a screen recording from a metronome app that I was using. Those empty circles were just to represent the softer dynamic after the accents. If the metronome had another colour option I would have used it but it didn't in the end. The lesson I learnt was that normal sheet music might still be the best way to display the notes. Here's a normal notation version of the exercise I quickly made just now gscribe.com/share/eFJA4PFoLHgopuHeA

[@richardkramer1542]

@@rosslmccallum Thank you!!!

[@rosslmccallum]

@@richardkramer1542 happy to help 👍

[@richardkramer1542]

@@rosslmccallum I'll take a subscription as soon as I moved house. Pity I discovered the cajon two years ago, when I was 50. 😥😥😉

[@rosslmccallum]

@@richardkramer1542 that’s really great to hear you’re going to bring me along for your cajon journey. I’m excited! 2 years in is still very good even if you feel you wish you’d started earlier. Continuing is sometimes the biggest challenge. Something we started a long time but didn’t stick with isn’t as valuable as something we started later on but have continued with. Also, years of experience in things that don’t initially seem to relate to music and percussion sometimes have a funny way of linking in so I’m sure even starting at 50 has its upsides too!

[@Nuyoricanincali]

First timer here and I purchased a Slap-top Cajon but I can't find anyone teaching lessons on a Slap-top. Do you use a slap-top? If so will you do a beginner lesson on it?

[@rosslmccallum]

Janet Medina DeSilva sounds like a good idea then! Will be getting a slaptop soon and will aim to make a lesson once I get used to playing on it. See ya soon!

[@pengyipeng1661]

nice

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks!

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Why do these sound totally different from anything Ive taped on in stores are you using a microphone to enhance sound

[@rosslmccallum]

Yeah a cajon with a mic and common effects like reverb can be pretty different in its sound I would say. It’s a matter of exploring what you like to create your own sound. The sound of hitting the cajon in a music store would also be very different to a theater, a living room, or outdoors.

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

@@rosslmccallum im helping teach fifteen an sixteen year olds at church I prefer the one with screws to teach how to get sounds they as individuals are looking for are drummer in church also use a cajon in special occasion trying to explain finding a cajon to sound just like his locally Huntsville Al made want ever happen as mo two will sound the same for one play wood is man manufactured wood hard to get exact when different trees make up the wood

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

@@rosslmccallum ill give them your site so learning from your teachings will help them learn

[@rosslmccallum]

@@michaelwillcutt2619 you’re right, it’s not easy to get any two drums that sound exactly the same and so finding one in a store that gives you the sound you like can be the best way to get exactly what you want. Also though, adjusting tension of your front plate screws can raise or lower the pitch/tone of the drum as well as adjusting snare or string tension to control the amount of sizzle you get. Right out of the box and on the floor at a music store might not always be the most perfect sound if it’s not adjusted a little. It depends on maybe the brand and quality level a bit.

[@beatbaker7420]

What metronome do you use?

[@rosslmccallum]

Impulse is the one with the dots :-)

[@manojburada9845]

can i know whats the exact pattern for second exercise

[@rosslmccallum]

Some sheet music / notation do you mean?

[@marklester7079]

Can you try playing with a cajonito? Thank you 😁

[@akashgaikwad2672]

Praise the lord brother make vdo for worship song ..

[@chelblr6430]

Im actually taking a groove from one of your older videos that goes BASS TONE TONE TONE SLAP TONE TONE TONE BASS TONE TONE BASS SLAP TONE TONE TONE 1 E &A...I'm hoping I got it right. 😐

[@rosslmccallum]

Looks good! Thanks for watching 😀

[@ShazShaun]

Lower down your lower mid frequency for your voice audio to cut out thse nasally voice, and cut your bass 100hz and below to delete those voice rumble

[@rosslmccallum]

Will do, thanks so much for the tips!

[@anriroze11]

no clue what the circles are help

[@rosslmccallum]

They’re just a different way to represent rhythm. If you divide one beat by 2 you see 2 dots. Divide the beat by 4 and there are 4 dots. It’s from a metronome app called “Impulse”. But check out my reply to your other comment because that’s going to explain a lot of this!

[@kaydenclinansmith1356]

Where is the metronome from

[@rosslmccallum]

It’s called “Impulse” and it’s on the iOS App Store. Not sure about Android. But yeah it’s called “Impulse”.

[@jhanviharwani4153]

4:11 Are you actually playing that fast?

[@rosslmccallum]

Jahnvi Harwani yes indeed. Really love that exercise.

[@jhanviharwani4153]

@@rosslmccallum I wonder how do you do that

[@rosslmccallum]

Jahnvi Harwani after enough time repeating a motion smoothly, it becomes comfortable for your body to do at a much faster speed.

[@jhanviharwani4153]

@@rosslmccallum Oh I didn't know that

[@rosslmccallum]

Jahnvi Harwani play slow and smoothly without straining and the motion becomes more natural and then it can become fast after some time!

[@kidshadow4033]

can u get me the proggramme is count a bass like u pls, thanks ^^

[@rosslmccallum]

Do you mean the app I used to make this video’s metronome visual? It’s called “impulse”.

[@kidshadow4033]

Oh thank you very much ^^

[@kidshadow4033]

Can you give me the link to easy to find that proggramme, I can't find it on Google

[@rosslmccallum]

@@kidshadow4033 Sure here you go - apps.apple.com/us/app/impulse-metronome-rhythm/id1444796949

[@mahirshahriar7577]

Wow.That's really cool! Thank you so much for your lessons☺ Can i talk to u with any kind of social network? I hope you will answer this comment🙂🙂

[@rosslmccallum]

Hey Mahir! Thanks for watching and commenting. Actually I decided to take a break from social networking this year. I'm always happy to answer questions here though.

[@আজাদ-ণ৮গ]

Wow

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks for watching:-)

[@jimmyjam5358]

How about some death metal beats

[@rosslmccallum]

Acoustic cover of a Slayer song could be okay 🤘

[@jimmyjam5358]

@@rosslmccallum angel of death would be lovely

[@fireboxcajon6895]

Love the player's view of the cajon but the superimposed flashing dots are wildly distractive for me.

[@rosslmccallum]

It was an experiment that works better for some than others. The dots are from a metronome app called “impulse” which is a great tool to use nonetheless. Thanks for the feedback!

[@sama5712]

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗱👏🏻

[@rosslmccallum]

Thank you 😊

[@bigrickshaberdashery2759]

I find the biggest issue with players is timing. Use a metronome and stay on the beat.

[@rosslmccallum]

Timing the main job yep!

[@supremealec4222]

exercise at 160bpm is hard

[@rosslmccallum]

Mitchelle alec J. Songco yeah slow is always better at first!

[@bluefieldspaintersplus9210]

Just so everyone knows, trying to play fast early on will not do your nervous system any favors.

[@rosslmccallum]

Perfect it at the slow tempo with really nice form and you’ll be set for the rest of your days!

[@RARA_vrc]

日本語字幕あるわ

[@rosslmccallum]

Google翻訳で付けてみた！

[@RARA_vrc]

Ross McCallum super cool. I bought a cajon today. I will check all your video. thanks a lot

[@rosslmccallum]

pico rna the beginning of a great adventure my friend!!

[@matthewmorrison641]

Great video but you're expecting a bit much from a beginner!

[@rosslmccallum]

Thanks and that’s good feedback. Just In case you haven’t seen my full beginner playlist, it would be worth opening it up. Maybe most of the videos will be a bit tough until you’ve spent a fair bit of time practicing but just double check if the video before or after this one are more like you’re level for right now! kzbin.info/aero/PLkFTJa7bYzTjX_a4aW2uvytlE7Z8wQX0n

[@josevich]

This doesn’t seem beginner friendly

[@rosslmccallum]

Always remember to take it slowly (demonstrating how things sound faster is just to show the end goals). If you have any questions, let me know!

[@rebeccalinn8608]

Can you go slower please

[@rosslmccallum]

One thing you could try now is slowing down the KZbin video. It’s in the settings and you can make it play back at half speed or 75% speed. Give that a go and see if it helps :-)